Sefton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement where rushes grow.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sefton by the numbers
Sefton was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sefton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Suttonsettlement in the south775 in the US (2017)
- Sheltonsettlement on a shelf of land46 in the US (2017)
- Saxtonstone or rock settlement30 in the US (2017)
- Stefoncrown or wreath; a form of Stephen12 in the US (2017)
- Steffoncrown or garland; a form of Stephen7 in the US (2017)
- Seyon12 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sefton
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